| House Belmore of Strongsong | |
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| Coat of arms |
Six silver bells on purple, 3-2-1 (Purpure, six bells 3-2-1 argent) |
| Seat | Strongsong |
| Head | Lord Benedar Belmore[1] |
| Region | Vale of Arryn |
| Title | Lord of Strongsong[1] |
| Overlord | House Arryn |
| Founded | Before the coming of the Andals[2] |
House Belmore of Strongsong is a noble house from Strongsong in the Vale of Arryn. They are one of the more powerful noble houses sworn to House Arryn. The Belmore arms are six silver bells on purple, 3-2-1.[1][3] Their words do not appear in the books.
Traits
[edit]Members of House Belmore tend to have red hair.[4][1]
History
[edit]The Belmores are of First Man origin. During the coming of the Andals to the Vale, they allied with Robar II Royce against the invading Andals. Robar's forces were defeated in the Battle of the Seven Stars, however, and the Belmores submitted to Artys I Arryn, the new King of Mountain and Vale.[2]
Lady Belmore married Lord Jon Arryn's younger brother Ser Ronnel Arryn, with whom she had a son Elbert Arryn, who was later murdered by King Aerys II Targaryen.[5]
Recent Events
[edit]A Clash of Kings
[edit]Ser Marwyn becomes the new captain of the guards at the Eyrie after the death of Ser Vardis Egen in a trial by combat.[6]
A Storm of Swords
[edit]The Belmores support Lord Yohn Royce in pressuring Lady Lysa Arryn to enter the War of the Five Kings.[7]
After the wedding of Petyr Baelish and Lysa Arryn, the former replaces Marwyn with Ser Lothor Brune as the captain of the guards.[4]
A Feast for Crows
[edit]Ser Marwyn is now the captain of the guards at the Gates of the Moon.[8] He goes to the Eyrie with Lord Nestor and Ser Albar Royce to question Petyr and Alayne Stone about Lysa's death.[4]
Lord Benedar Belmore is one of the six Lords Declarant. The first to arrive at the Gates of the Moon, Benedar sends word that he is blocking food supplies to the Eyrie. Petyr does not consider Lord Belmore a threat, since he is corrupt and can be bought.[1]
After the parley at the Eyrie, Lord Belmore befriends Petyr and attends the wedding of Lord Lyonel Corbray in Gulltown.[5]
The Winds of Winter
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Lord Belmore travels to the Gates of the Moon.[9]
House Belmore at the end of the third century
[edit]The known Belmores during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Benedar Belmore, Lord of Strongsong. A fat reddish-grey bearded man.[1]
With an unspecified familiar relationship with the lord of the house, there is also:
- Ser Marwyn Belmore, a lanky red-haired knight. Captain of the guards at the Eyrie, then at the Gates of the Moon.[8]
- {Lady Belmore}, the wife of Ser Ronnel Arryn and the mother of Ser Elbert Arryn.[5]
Historical Members
[edit]- Lord Belmore, during the Battle of the Seven Stars.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 23, Alayne I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Vale.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Vale
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 10, Sansa I.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 80, Sansa VII.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- ↑ The Winds of Winter, Alayne I
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Vale.
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